Isabella: Aunt Stephanie's Dream

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Aunt Stephanie's Dream

Isabella's Aunt Stephanie told me about a dream she had the other night. She has been doing really good about keeping her laundry caught up. This has been really important to Steph that her laundry stays caught up. Well, she dreamt that all of a sudden she was swimming in laundry. She had so much laundry to do that there was no way she could ever catch up. She was in her living room folding clothes when Matt walked in her house. He said "Hey Steph you have to see this" At that moment she saw he was holding Isabella. He put Isabella down on the floor and she started to walk across the room. She was free from a vent and free from a trach. At that moment Stephanie no longer cared about her mountain of laundry. She realized that ISABELLA COULD WALK and that was all that mattered.
Isabella is a true gift from God. She can remind us everday what is important in life. She has shown us miracles already in her short life of 8 months. She has fought through more than most of us do in a lifetime. She was declared blind and deaf but can now hear. I also believe she can see to some extent.
The doctors are talking about sending her home this week or the next. Matt and I are really scared. We really need your prayers. I know that we can not stay in the PICU forever but it feels safe here. I don't know if God is wanting us to just take a leap of faith and bring her home. I know only our father knows what he holds in the future for Bella. I know he only knows if she will get better or if her life will be cut short. I am scared of the thought of loosing her. Matt and I need your prayers for strength to make this leap of faith and bring her home. Isabella also needs your prayers that the Viagra is the missing link to her getting better. She still needs another miracle. I believe in the power of prayer, so please pray. She has an echo on Wednesday that will show if the vessells are getting better with the Viagra. Dr. Klem today said he did not think it would work. I hope and pray God will prove him wrong.
Keep praying and believing!!! This little girl is changing hearts all over. She is pretty amazing!!!
Love
Matt, Meg and Bella

1 comment:

RUSTY said...: HEY THERE MATT AND MEGAN IM NOT MUCH OF A PRAYER BUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL AND I CAN HELP DONT HESITATE TO CALL. ENJOY EVERYDAY STEP BY STEP AND LOVE THAT LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY ALL WE CAN DO AS PARENTS. SO TAKE CARE BE STRONG AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTEHR DURING THIS TIME WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL. THINGS WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT. YOUR KIDDO ISSY IS TOUGH LITTLE BUNDLE OF FIRECRACKERS BELIEVE AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH HER.
RUSTY; Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:53:00 PM

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Story of Isabella Grace Gudde

Isabella was born December 23, 2006. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Truncus Arteriosus. She also was diagnosed with a deletion on her 22nd chromosome known as DiGeorge Syndrome. She had her first open heart surgery Febuary 27, 2007. She had 5 med flights last year. She had pulmonary hypertension and kept going into respiratory distress. After the 4th med flight, they decided to put in a trach and put her on the ventilator. She was home for 4 days before she was flown back. The fifth time was the worst. I really thought we were going to lose her. She again showed great strength and determination. She had a cardiac arrest on Aug 1, 2007. She was left brain damaged and we were told she was blind and deaf. Matt and I never accepted this fate and as time has gone on we have seen miracle after miracle. Bella now has her hearing back and much of her sight. She is still very far behind, but is making progress everyday. She came home September 12, 2007 after spending almost 160 days at Childrens Mercy in 2007. She was at home up until this February. She went in for her monthly check up and we found out she had a huge aneurysm at the conduit site on her heart. She underwent her second open heart surgery on February 21, 2008, just 6 days short from being one year post op from her first surgery. She is now home and doing fabulous. Enjoy the stories of our everyday miracles with Isabella.